Tours-style Nougat, a traditional recipe from Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 70 g (5 Tbsp.) butter
• - 1 egg
• - 140 g (5 oz./about 1 1/3 cups) flour
• - 35 g (5 Tbsp.) icing sugar
• - 2 g (1/2 tsp.) salt
• - 50 g (3 Tbsp.) apricot jam
• - 150 g (5 oz.) candied fruits
• - 80 g (3 oz.) powdered almonds
• - 80 g (3 oz.) granulated sugar
• - 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) egg whites